SFIC MONTHLY BREAKFAST

Thursday, November 10, 2016
8:00 am - 9:30 am

All are welcome! Bring a friend!

St. Mark's Lutheran Church  
Heritage Hall  
(1111 O'Farrell St. at Franklin, San Francisco)

Please do not park in the St. Mark's parking lot as those
spaces are rented to others. Parking is available
across the street at St. Mary's Cathedral.

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST HOST


MEDITATION

David Murray, Development Committee 
 
PRESENTATION

Diana Markley, Director of Programs
Andy Burns, Program Manager, Home-Delivered Grocery Program    
Diana Markley has spent nearly 20 years in the nonprofit sector in the Bay Area. She has been with the SF-Marin Food Bank for the past three years where she currently serves as a Director of Programs. Among other roles, she leads the Food Bank's growing Home-Delivered Grocery collaboration with San Francisco's Department of Aging and Adult Services.  Diana also supervises staff that work directly with hundreds of Food Bank partner agencies throughout San Francisco. Prior to the Food Bank, Diana managed aspects of United Way's 211 Information and Referral program and worked on issues related to poverty and its impact on vulnerable populations. Diana has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work.

After dabbling for several years each in publishing and then in law, Andy Burns finally found his calling in social services. Currently, he manages the Food Bank's ever expanding network of Home-Delivered Grocery partners and participants. Prior to his work at the Food Bank, Andy oversaw the congregate meal program at Curry Senior Center in the Tenderloin and managed the Grocery Center at Project Open Hand serving San Franciscans living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. Andy has both a Law Degree and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics.

The SF-Marin Food Bank is working diligently to ensure that every food insecure person in San Francisco has access to free, supplemental food. One of the ways that we address this is through our network of 240 weekly farmer's market style food distributions. However, for many frail elderly and adults living with a disability, there are simply too many challenges that exist that prevent them from eating a healthy diet including mobility and or health issues, the high cost of living and not qualifying for government nutrition assistance programs such as CalFresh, formerly known as food stamps. To address the issues faced by this vulnerable population, the Food Bank started a Home-Delivered Grocery Pilot Program in 2011 with two partners. We quickly learned that we had just scratched the surface of people needing this valuable service. With the critical work of the San Francisco Food Security Task Force and the support of the San Francisco Office on Aging, the Food Bank is excited to be able to expand our efforts. Our goal is to bring on 4-5 new partners that would serve up to 50 participants each for the next three years. Since our missions are so closely aligned, the Food Bank has often turned to faith-based organizations for their partnership in ending hunger in our community. We will be sharing information on how faith-based groups can get involved in this important effort and join us to reduce hunger and isolation while simultaneously building community and ensuring that the needs of our seniors and adults living with disabilities are not overlooked or forgotten. 

FAITH JOURNEY

Rev. Kyung Kim, Administrative Pastor  








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